COWBELL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COWBELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COWBELL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COWBELL is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWBELL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cowbellsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COWBELL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COWBELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does COWBELL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cowbell is a bell hung around a cow's neck so that its position can be heard, or a similar bell used as a percussion instrument.
Herders in mountain country rely on the sound of a cowbell to find animals that have wandered into fog or woods. Musicians borrow its dry, metallic clank for rock, salsa and folk music.
How COWBELL is used
Cowbell is used for farm life and for percussion.
- We heard a cowbell echo across the valley.
- The drummer added a cowbell to the chorus.
- Each cowbell had a slightly different tone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COWBELL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COWBELL
1 longer words begin with COWBELL.
Shorter words from the letters in COWBELL
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Common questions about COWBELL
- Is COWBELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COWBELL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COWBELL worth?
- COWBELL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COWBELL mean?
- A cowbell is a bell hung around a cow's neck so that its position can be heard, or a similar bell used as a percussion instrument.
- What letters can be added to COWBELL?
- COWBELL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COWBELL:
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